Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences: Linguistic Intelligibility in International Communication: the Problem of Standards

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Linguistic Intelligibility in International Communication: the Problem of Standards

Issue: Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2016 9 (3)
Authors: Kapitonova, Marina A.
Contact information: Kapitonova, Marina A.:St. Petersburg State University of Economics 30/32 Nab. kanala Griboedova, St. Petersburg, 191023, Russia; E-mail:
Keywords: communication; interpretation; symmetry; psycholinguistics; effectiveness; speech
Abstract: The article mainly focuses on the question of intelligibility concerned as a criterion for the interpretation to be evaluated. The author analyses the role of this linguistic phenomenon within the spheres of international and cross-cultural communication, outlines its main features and, finally, marks its relevance and reasonableness for the use within the contemporary field of translation and translation studies. A special attention is paid towards the problem of standards (ideal models) existing as the starting point for the translation to be analyzed
Pages: 604-611
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/20151